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Summary At least five people were killed and 20 injured when cylinder of a van exploded near Bahawalpur.
According to details, Malik Mahbood Ahmad of village Gogran was going to Head Panjnad along with his family in a van.The cylinder of the van exploded with a bang when it reached near Gharibabad village at Lodhran-Jalalpur Pirwala Road. The van caught fire after the explosion, killing 3-year-old Kinza, 8-year-old Mahwish and two unidentified people on the spot while 10-year-old Shanza succumbed to her injuries in hospital.According to medical experts at the Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital, all the wounded persons are suffering from 70 percent burn injuries whereas condition of another girl named Sakina was stated to be critical.
